Home Research Research Library Family Physicians Play Key Role in Bridging the Gap in Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. Family Physicians Play Key Role in Bridging the Gap in Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. 2020 Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician Buprenorphine prescribing in primary care is a key bottleneck in the access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). In a Medicare claims study including family medicine, internal medicine, general practice, and psychiatry, the largest share of buprenorphine prescribers were family physicians. Given that family physicians care for patients of all ages and in a broad variety of settings, including urban and rural areas, they have the potential to dramatically improve national access. ABFM Research Read all 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births 2026 Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians 2026 Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata Go to Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata 2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained
Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births 2026 Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians Go to Turnover and Burnout Among Family Physicians 2026 Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata Go to Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata 2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained
2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
2026 Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata Go to Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata
2026 Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained Go to Majority Of Family Physicians Still Choose To Practice In The State Where They Were Trained
